President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the mass retirement of permanent secretaries.
The decision is coming a day before cabinet ministers are inaugurated by the president.
we understand that most permanent secretaries were asked to go.
Mr. Buhari made the decision known to the permanent secretaries during a meeting in his office at the presidential villa.
At the meeting were Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
It was gathered that no fewer than 17 of the permanent secretaries were affected.
This is coming ahead of the swearing-in of the ministers-designate scheduled for tomorrow.
